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The life of Josiah Wedgwood, from his private correspondence and family papers ... with an introductory sketch of the art of pottery in England (1865)

Meteyard, Eliza, 1816-1879 · London, Hurst and Blackett · leaf 165

An illustration from The life of Josiah Wedgwood, from his private correspondence and family papers ... with an introductory sketch of the art of pottery in England, 1865, leaf 165 — ore elaborate, andshows a marked advance in body, glaze, and colouring.It bears the date of 1753. The surface is covered witha bright white glaze, much resembling that on Delftware; the coat of arms is painted in cobalt blue; andthat and the edging are probably copied from a plateof the period.… … (Fig. 42.) TABLET DATED 1753. Dr. Plot, in his graphic description of the Burslempotteries, mentions four descriptions of clay then in usefor the bodies of different sorts of ware ; and three otherswhich, diluted to the consistency of cream, served as paintfor decoration. The colours were orange,…

Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795 · Wedgwood ware · Pottery -- England

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